Topic: Jkno's Imperial Command Center

[jkno]

Wow, I can but marvel. Nice Serg.

Thanks buddy. I wanted this to be as accurate as possible. Now it is

[jkno]

Marmit 1:6 Stormtrooper just arrived. It is a FANTASTIC figure! I think this is indeed among the most accurate scaled Stormtrooper collectibles, very close to the Gentle Giant mini-bust IMO. The Marmit looks like a guy dressed up as Stormtrooper, which is quite awesome.

The Marmit armor has the rivets on sides, the bicep armor even has the "thumb print" found on the original armors, and the E-11 blaster, though maybe not as sharp as Sideshow's, has its own accurate parts like an M-19 scope (Sideshow's has M-38/M-40 scope) and the cylinders. The old Marmit body is better than the floppy Sideshow version. The helmet is simply fantastic and there is NO comparison with the Sideshow version. Of course you need to assemble this Marmit kit yourself (I got mine in an unopened box) and thus you need minimal skills to do so.

Sideshow version has its own pros though: sturdier material for armor, better E-11 blaster, more accurate thermal detonator (with the metal clips), more accurate cloth belt, a better way to attach the shoulder bells, chest armor and and especially the drop boxes, leather holster, joints on the feet. But overall the Marmit is still way ahead the Sideshow Stormtrooper in so many ways.

Here are some pics of my TK:

[Tamer]

Looks great Serg. I put in a bid or two on an opened Marmit Driver a few weeks ago and some bid it out from under me at the last minute.

[jkno]

Marmits are great!

I wanted to upgrade one of my Sideshow Stormies with a better body, since the original Sideshow bodies suck big time being floppy as hell (genuine rag dolls which cannot stand up without the stand alas), but never got time to look for one, so I decided to sell those Sideshow Stormie Parts.

And comparing it to the old Marmit TK made me realize that Sideshow could have done it so much better with little effort, something a dead company managed to do more than a decade ago.

[Tamer]

Well for about two hundred a pop for their six scale figures they had better improve their quality as that Boba I have coming put a big ouchy in my wallet!

[Luke Sprywalker]

Good to know. I picked up the Sandtrooper years ago when it went on sale. I have it stored away for future use as I never opened it.

[jkno]

Not all of the Marmits go for $200. In fact most can be obtained for $60-90 if you are patient. The rarest of them all, and the coolest remains indeed AT-AT Driver which no other company released in 1:6 except old Hasbro and new GG bust.

BTW Luke, if you want to sell your Marmit Sandie PLMK.


The new Kotobukiya Stormtroopers which are 1:10 thus a bit smaller compared to the old line of 1:6 or 1:7. But the duo of Stormtropers are simply fantastic. In fact I think they are now among my favorite Stormtrooper figures or statues in my collection. They are smaller than many others (of course bigger than regular Hasbro figures), but very detailed and quite accurate. In fact they seem to be a combination of ESB and ROTJ Stormtrooper, and the blaster is a ROTJ one and very accurate with all the greeblies on it. Really cool in this scale. And you have lots of poses and extra legs and hands to choose from. I went for this static one but could have chosen more.

[jkno]

For the real prop collectors, I replaced the M-40 scope with the newly arrived M-38 scope, not a big difference, but to the trained eye there is a significant one. Another step to accuracy will be upgrading the cylinders even more very soon.

[Tamer]

Looks stellar to me. I can't wait to get my hands on the version I am getting too.

[jkno]

Thanks Shawn! When will you get your blaster?

[Tamer]

Thanks Shawn! When will you get your blaster?

Not sure. He said he was almost done, but I don't try to rush the artist.

[jkno]

A Sterling Submachine Gun 9mm trophy I received as present from a good friend.  This Sterling trophy is 23 cm long and 11 cm high and is made of resin and metal with a wooden base, and is dedicated to Sgt. R.J. Wingrove. As we know the Sterling Mk4/L2A3 was the base gun for the famous Stormtrooper blaster.

[Mando Assasin]

WOW! She's a real beauty! Your one lucky dude! I'd love to get my hand on one of them!

[jkno]

WOW! She's a real beauty! Your one lucky dude! I'd love to get my hand on one of them!

Thank you!


The same friend who got this for me also made me the Sterling blaster stand seen in a few posts above - he is a very talented craftsman. My friend also included in this package a better scope rail for my Sterling, a 16mm wide one, exactly like seen on screen, and this time it was made of steel, my old rail was only made of brass. My Sterling is getting better and better each day.

[Tamer]

Very nice, I am so jonesing for my E-11. It should be coming any day now.

Awesome Sterling trophy Serg.